Howest - Creative Technologies & AI

12/06/2026

🚀 Project Night XXL🌙✨
Our MCT & CTAI students kicked off the final sprint of the project weeks in style during an epic all-nighter on campus 💻🔥

From coding, soldering, laser cutting & 3D printing to taking well-deserved breaks with a LAN party, bumper balls & board games 🎮⚙️ — the energy never stopped!
Big shoutout to the teachers who kept everyone going with a delicious BBQ 🌭💪

✅ Amazing atmosphere
✅ Huge progress on projects
✅ Ready for the final week
We can’t wait to see the final presentations… keep pushing! 💥👏

05/06/2026

🌍 INDUSTRY PROJECT 2026 — HALFWAY THERE
23 students. 2 countries. 1 global challenge 🚀
PTIT (Vietnam) 🇻🇳 and HOWEST (Belgium) 🇧🇪 have officially kicked off Industry Project 2026 — where international student teams tackle real-world company challenges.

💡 5 global teams are diving into:
Computer vision - Image processing - Voice recognition - Industrial data - AI assistants - Enterprise knowledge systems

🔄 The journey in 3 phases:
📍 May 25 – June 6 | Hanoi: Teaming up & defining solutions
📍 June 6 – June 21 | Kortrijk: Building in an international setting
📍 June 21 – July 3 | Online: Finalizing & presenting results
From Vietnam to Belgium — innovation knows no borders 🌏

✨ Swipe to relive the first 2 weeks in Vietnam 👇

28/05/2026

📅 On Wednesday, June 24, we would like to invite you to Tech Connect: Talks & Showcase.
Students will present the results of their projects from the past academic year (which they are currently working hard to complete). Lecturers and researchers will also provide you with a tech update during the Short Tech Talks.
The event is free, but we ask you to register in advance. The number of seats for the Short Tech Talks is limited.
👉 More info about the talks and registration:
https://www.howest.be/nl/nieuws/tech-connect-2026-talks-showcase

29/04/2026

🚶‍♂️ Campus Vibes Alert! 🚶‍♀️
Our campus is super easy to reach on foot from Kortrijk station! 🚉✨ Walk through the new Appeltuin and Kortrijk Weide, via the Lago Swimming Pool to the campus. You’ll hardly encounter any cars on this route! 🚗❌
Try it yourself and come by public transport to our Info Day on Saturday, May 9th from 10 AM to 4 PM! 🗓️🕙

27/04/2026

Can the robot Ameca replace human care? ‘Many aspects of it, yes — but not the empathetic ones.’
Our researchers discussed this on VRT News: (only in dutch)

Kan Ameca de robot menselijke zorg vervangen? "Wel veel aspecten ervan, maar niet de empathische" . Bekijk de video op VRT NWS: nieuws.

09/04/2026

✨ The exams are coming up soon! ✨
After this holiday, the May exams will be here before you know it. 📚✍️
Luckily, Stuvo has prepared some practical study tips to help you regain your focus and get ready.

11/03/2026

🚀 AI is everywhere — often without you even noticing it.
From your Spotify recommendations to the car that maintains distance automatically… AI is working behind the scenes, making our world smarter, faster, and more creative.

Want to do more than just follow the evolution?
👉 Creative Tech & AI (CTAI) is your gateway into the AI revolution.

At CTAI you dive deep into every technical layer of the AI pipeline:
⚙️ collecting data
🧠 training models
💡 deploying and integrating AI into real companies
And we don’t stop there — you get access to unique courses like Robotics & Edge AI, Reinforcement Learning, and Generative AI. These cutting‑edge domains are rarely explored this extensively at other institutions, giving Howest a strong edge.

📚 By stepping into this hands‑on, future‑focused program, you gain the skills to build, shape, and lead tomorrow’s AI‑powered world.
Ready to create the tech of the future?
✨ Choose CTAI. Choose future‑proof skills. https://www/howest.be/ctai
🗓 Info day: March 14 2026, from 10am till 4pm at our campus in Kortrijk.

18/02/2026

📣 Internship season has officially started!
This week, our third-year students kicked off their internship adventure. 🤩

👉 How was your first day/week? Did you feel warmly welcomed at your internship?
Drop a selfie in the comments and tell us where you're doing your internship! 📍🤳

Good luck over the next weeks — make it count, learn a lot & enjoy the experience! 🚀🔥

12/02/2026

This year, Noest is returning for another Campus Cloud Café. These sessions are always very engaging and insightful for every CTAI student, and they are held in English! Sign up quickly 👇 — participation is free, and afterwards Noest is treating everyone at the Centaura Villa.

*We houden onze excitement onder controle.*
MAARR… JAAA!! HET IS WEER ZOVER!!

Een gloednieuwe editie, de 5de, van ons geliefde Campus Cloud Café. Deze keer strijken we neer op de schoolbanken van Kortrijk.

Met, al zeggen we het zelf, écht stief boeiende inzichten rond:
🔹 Development en AI met GitHub Copilot (Niels Stubbe)
🔹 AI en integraties tussen API’s, databases en SaaS (Toon Vanhoutte)
🔹 Hoe je AI agents vlot uitrolt in een organisatie (Matthias Van Landuyt)

Voor wie is dit event?
👉 Voor techneuten en niet-techneuten
👉 Voor studenten en niet-studenten
👉 Voor hardcore AI-believers en AI-sceptici Kortom: voor iedereen die met AI sneller wil bouwen en wil zien hoe dat er écht uitziet.

En nu nog de praktische kant:
🗓️ 26/2 om 17u
📍 Howest, Campus Kortrijk Weide, The Penta
🎟️ Gratis toegang

Claim nu je ticket! (Link in bio)!

27/12/2025

🎄✨ Happy Holidays & Happy New Year! ✨🎄